Convertible davenport and bed



Aug. @1943. T. F. 'CQOJNEY 2,

- CONVERTIBLE DAVENPORT .AND .BED

Filed 004;. 24., 1940 4.She.es-.Shee't .1

Aug. 31, 1943.

T. F. COONEVY 2,328,260

CONVERTIBLE DAVENPORT AND BED Filed Oct. 24, 1940 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 72 I 38 35 z 41 k 39 x WW 26 I 3 Aug. 31, 1943. T. F. COONEY CONVERTIBLE DAVENPORT AND BED Filed Oct. 24, 1940- 42 Sheets-Sheet; 4.-

i f Patented Aug,j 3 9 inventionrelates'to mine of furni-j ture,., and more particularly to a combined davenport and bed so constructed that it may be readily extended for use as a full-size orhalf-size bed, as desired, and folded into a position to serve asadavenport. X1.

: In a piece of furniture of thischaracterfit is desirable to provide such a construction that the device, when-extended as a bed, shall be at substantially the sameheight as when used as a It is also desirable to prvide such a constructionthatthe extensionof the device may be accomplished with a minimum, ofefl'ort, and that the folding'orreversion of the device into a davenport may be similarly aodavenport or settee.

complished. It isalso desirable that thedevice may be only/partly extended, so as to serve as, a

child's bed, and that it may be locked in anydesired position of extension,.within limits, so that the back maybe substantially upright if desired, or maybe in a reclining position.; The above ad vantages, among others, all are contemplated in the article of furniture herein illustrated.

One object of the invention is to provide a com bined davenportor 'settee and bedsuch that the device will, when folded, have the appearance of the, ordinary davenport, and which may at the same time be readilyand easily converted into a bed withoutlthe addition of further pads or mattressesyi- M Avfurther object of the invention is the provisionof a combined davenport and bed-{such that, the surface upon which the user sits when thedevice is used as adavenport willj besubstan tially at the same height as that of the surface upon which the person reclines;whenthe device isruse esa d- V stillfurther object of the invention is the provision -of a combined'davenport and bed in whichis provided a main structure or frame and an auxiliary onslidable structure, which may be slidably removed, from themainstructure when desired to form a bed, and which slidable structure-inay be locked or secured in any onecf a number of extended positions as well as to be lockedin the completely stored position.

Astill further object of the inventionis the.

provision of a'combined davenport and bed provided with sufficient cushion or mattress portionstoform the uppersurface of the bed, and

' whichmattress portions may all be contained in the structure whenused a a davenport, in such a compact ,l sitionthat room is provided for a drawer or the like to: hold the, necessary beddingb so that thedevice'may bea -complete entity in.

itself, whether employed as abed or as adavenport.- y i g ,I-

To theseand otherends the invention consists in the novelfeatures and combinations of parts to be hereinafter describedand claimed. 1

In the accompanying drawings; s 1 Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of an article of furniture embodying my invention, the article.

.being show'n in the position tobe used asa davene port or settee;

' Figu 2 is ,a transverse sectionalview on line, 7

2 2 ofFigpl; i

Fig.3 is apartial sectional view similar to Fig. 2 but showing the parts in a slightly different position; 0. 1 H i I I Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig 2; Fig.5 .is a partial sectional view showing the device in partly open position for use as a child's.

Fig.6 is a view similar to Fig. 5. showingthe device in full open position for useas a fulllength bed; and I 1 5:

Fig.7 is adetail front .elevational view of one corner ofthe bed as extended l p To illustrate a preferredembodiinentof my. invention, I have shown in Fig. 1 of thedrawings an article of furniture such as a davenport, for} example, having side frames Iiiand ll whichi side frames are connectedby. rods l3 and, by

the frame member l5, and by. the rods 16 and H of the back frame l8. Theforwarduportionpf the two endframes isalso connectedby the medi inafter described. These connecting members her l9 extending between the two endframes,

this member, however, terminatingIshort of the",

end frames. but connected thereto, by U-shaped. metal straps 20, as shown more especially in Fig.

4. The members 20 are provided with upwardly,

turned edge portions 21, for apurpose to be here hold the end frames rigidly together and provide the main frame of the, device, which is adaptedv to support the movableparts to be hereinafter described. These end frames are provided with,

feetZ llat each corner upon which the devicerest's solidly upon thefloorh I, Within the main frame of thedevice is supported a ,movable or outwardly slidable section which comprises front and rear members 23 and 24, whichare connected by endsectionsu. These end sections are hollow, as shown in Fig. .4,a nd1 consist of outer and inner members 25 and .26 spaced apart by upper and lower rails 26%. These I .end sections and the front and'rear members 1 2,3. w and 24 forma hollow rectangular frame to sup portothermovable parts of the, device, as will.

presently be described The end sections of this 1 portion of the frame are slidably supported by of the device; and at the forward corners of the device-the front member 23 may be provided with downwardly extending legs 23 carrying sup-' porting. rollers 29 designed to rest upon the floor.. This slidable support comprises "a groove 1 'H -in each of the 'end'fram'es l and. ii, and a roller 29 rotatably mounted uponeach of the end members rotatable in and resting upon thelower edges of the grooves. It will be understood that this section of the device and. the parts attached thereto may be drawn forwardly from, the main frame previously described, "as shown,

the end sections Hi and II of-the mainframe contracted 'or folded as shown, for 7 example, in Fig. 2. Fig. 3, as.will be hereinafter explained, is an intermediatepositionof these members.

Pivotedto each of the end framea'as shownat 58, is a lever 5! to the lower'endof which is pivoted one end of a link: 52, the other end I of which. is 'pivotallyconnected to the, member 43. The upperendjof-thegleveritis provided with a pin 52 extending through the end frame member 3 of the auxiliaryframe by virtue of a 1 curved slot .53 in the latten'the pin 52* lying for example, in Fig. 6, the rollers 29 rolling upon, thefloor and the front portion of thejmovable; sectionbeing supported from the floor; while-the;-

rearportion of the movable section is supported by the rollers 28*.

' -Pivoted at its ends to the upper portion time" front section 23 is a reversible pad or cushion 30,"the pivot points being shown smear. substantially the central portion of this cushion with respect to the thickness thereof, so that, whether the cushion is'swung tozfolded'position, as shown in Fig. 1, or swung to an extended position, as

: shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the height of the upper silrfacethereof will be substantially the same.

This cushion, as stated, is reversible so that eith-f er side may be usedfand it will of course be obvious that when in the position of Fig. 1, one

surface is-usedasa seat, while in the position of Figs. 5 and-6 the opposite surface is u's'ed as a portion of the mattress of the bed. This'cushion' :2.

or pad may,"therefore, be provided with a substantially rigid hollow rectangular frame'32 disposed substantially centrally of the thicknessof the cushionso that the upholstering of the lattermay extend above and below this frame.

"To the front face of the cushion are pivoted at 33, by means of laterally extending ears 34, a; pair of legs 35, these legs being adapted. to be moved downwardly to supporting position, as

shown in Figs. 5, band 7, in which position the a movement of the legs is limited by the stop 36- against which the upper portion of the legs contacts,. so that'they may be folded to a. position iwithinanelongated slot 54 .in a-link'55pivoted at 561to'the'frame member 3.2 of the cushion .30.

' It will be understood that the itoggle mechanism heretofore described, as wellas the memberstl; and. and associated mechanism, is duplicated at each endof the device so that. the cushion or rri attress portion 38 will be raised or lowere d even- 1y at both offits ends. From'this construction it willbe'obvious that as the levers 5i are moved about'their pivots 58, the link 43 will be moved toand' fro, as shown in Fig. 3, thus serving to move the toggles i2 and. from-theposition shown in Fig.2 to the position shown in Fig. 6,

and vice versa, thus serving to raise and lower .themattress portion-33.

' As"- shown more especially iriFigsL 2 and'fi, a

back cushion portion is provided. The-lower forward corner of -thi s rn'e mber is hinged to the parallel with the cushion, as shown in dotted V lines in Fig! '7. -When inextended position they will serve to rest upon the floorand, support the;

; cushion 30 when it has'been swung outwardlyto convert'thedevice into a bed, as in Figs; 5 and 6;

A second cushion ormattress section-38 1s also carried withinthernovableor sliding auxiliary framepreviously described, This cushion is also provided with a substantially rigid frame 'having lowertransverse members39'adjacent each end of. the device. These members 39 are provided withgnotches. 40 adapted to receive and be sup? ported by pins 4| provided upon toggle members 42, which members are pivoted at their lower ends 7 to alink 43, which is in turn pivoted to the upllper ends of toggle links 44, thelatter'being pivoted at 45, to the end frames;of'theauxiliary section. While the link 43 and the toggle levers 42 and connected thereto are provided within theend frames, the 'pins 4| project from these frame through arcuate "openings fito support the members 39, which are disposed between these end frames, although closely adjacent therel to fat each end of the device. From the foregoing descriptionfit will "be apparent that the cushion ormattress; section 38'is arranged for" Vertical movement within the slidingauxiliary mattress section- 33 by means'of hinge straps Bi and 62 connected respectively to. the cushion members; and pivoted together at 63 at the upper rear corner of the mattress portion- 38 and the lower forward corner of the back cushion 60.

- In orderthat the au xiliary slidingirame may be drawn to any desired extended position and looked'insuch position, a-locking plate 65'is provided in each of the end portions of'the auxiliary framejthese plates havingteeth'BS on their lower edges toengage with the 'upwardly turned edges 21 of theffstraps' 2%). {One end of eaQh of-the members'65' is pivotallysupportedfrom'one of the end frame's' by thelink 61 whilethejother is movably supported by means of a slot and pin connection 68. Themembe'rfiti mayalso be pro vided with a slot 69 toclearthepivot pin of the forward-lever. To'theinember SETS-connected" an operating bar 16 extending upwardly to a point adjacent the member fifi, and provided, asshown in Fig. 4,; with a laterally turned end 1i'xterid ing through the end section of the auxiliary frametobe eng'a'ged by this mem'ber. The opr atingfbar it is also provided with a shoulder121 against which acts a compression spring '13 nor rnally acting to hold' this member; upwardly," in

which position the teeth 66w'ould be 'out'of engagement with the membersZ-TI However, when the cushion-30 is in its-folded position, that is,

when the device is to be used asadavenporhas' In order to assist in the raising of the mattress portion 38", a spring 15 maybe providechas shown in Fig. 3, one, end of this spring being securedat, "F6 to the frame, and the other end being secured to' one of the toggle members 44, so that this' spring is tensioned when the mattress-portion 38 frame according to whether thetoggle links 42 ended are extended as shown in Fig. 6, or are is iniiitslowerfpositionf'and thus will Serve to assistinqthe straightening of the togglesand :the raising of the mattress fsectionx It-might some times occurth'at, whenthe mattresssection'is in raised position, and"the toggles straightened-out;

as shown-fin Fig. 6, theparts would look in this other toggle member and to the {member 16, this springacting to returnthe toggles fielded position; The strengthfof, this spring maybe thereof are in their alignedpositions, shown in Fig. 6, the spring TI be ing tensioned and the spring 15 being substantially-free from tension atthis time. H s Itwill be noted'that-when thedevice is in "its folded position, as shown, for example, in Fig. 2,

the mattress or cushion sections 3lljand, 38 are supported in closely adjacent positions one imme; diately be ow' the other, the portlon 30 resting upon the portion 38 to befsupported 'thereby, in addition to the support afforded bythe pivot 3|. As these two mattress portions are at the upper portion of the movable Iframe, suflicientspacels provided in the lower portion thereof fora drawer 8!! extendingacrossthe frlcnt of the movable frameportion', as shown in Fig. 1, and if desired,

the entire depthof this frame, as shown in Fig. 5.,

This drawer may contain linen, blankets and other bedding to be used when the device is conauxiliary frame in any desired way. v 1 The peration of the device will now bedescribed. As shown in Fig. 1, and in full lines in 3 position and'inot begin their, movement 1 to folde'd *position. To insure the ir iitiation of this return I movement; aspring 1-1 maybecon'nected to the 1 considerably less than that of the-spring l5,*so,as, not to interfere seriouslyiwith the-actionofthe latteiybut atthe same time have enough strength to merely dbreak the toggles whnjthe pivots less inclination, this'may be done.

'must first beraised slightly so as to raisethe ,member 55 from engagement with the ends of the l The auxiliary frame-ma'ynow he moved outwardly with respect to thefmai-n frame of the de 1 a I vice to any extent desired. If it is merely de-. .sired to move it outwardly a short distance, so

that the-backportion 60 assumes an attitude of member 10, and thus release the teeth 66. When 35, and thelocking teeth BE/are again forced downwardly into an engagementwiththe members 21. i

.If desired, the auxiliary framemaybe drawn outwardly to its full extended position, as shown" in Fig.- 6, wherein the device is adapted to be used as a full-length bed- In this position the 7 I back cushion 60 is drawn forwardly and drops" downwardly until its rear end rests .upon and is Fig. 2, the parts are in position for use as a settee extend the device, the'cushion or mattress portion 30 is swung upwardlyabout the pivot 3| from the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2 to the position shown in full lines in Fig. 5. During the ini ial part of this movement, that is, between the full-line and thedotted-line position of the member 30, as shown in 2, the link membersf55 disengage the upper ends'of the operating bar 10 supported by the rod,l4 in ahorizontal position and in correct alignment-With the mattress por-' tions 38 and 30. It willbef noted in thisposi' tion that as shown thebar 65 has moved beyond the' s'traps 20, as it' willnot be necessary toloclr the device against further: outward movement.

In restoring the device to its originalposition, it is only necessary to fold the back cushion 60 about its hinge 63 upon the mattress portion 38, and push inwardly upon the cushion 30 to move the sliding frame inwardly from the position shown in Fig. 6 to that shown in Fig- 5.

against the back frame l8, and the cushion porto its original position and reconverting the deand release the teeth 66 from the members '21, j

and as themembers 55 move outwardly, the slots 54 travel over thepins 52 until, when the meme ber 32 reaches the dotted-line positionshown in Fig. 2, the pins 52 are at the rear end of these slots. Further pivotal movement of the member i llthus moves the lever 51, as shown, for example, in Fig. 3, and by means of movement of this lever the toggle links 42 and M are straightenedoutor moved from the position'shown in Fig. 2 through that position shown in Fig. .3 to their final position 30 swung upwardly and-inwardly about its pivot 30, thus lowering the mattress portion 38 vice into the davenport shown in Fig. 1.

WhileI have shown and described a preferred 7 embodiment of ,my invention, it will be understood that it is not tobe limited to all of the details shown, but is capable of modification and variation within the spirit of the invention and within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

-1. .A davenport bed construction comprising a main frame havingrigidly connectedend sections, an auxiliary frameslidably connected to said main frame for retraction between said sections or extension therefrom a unitary cushion member pivoted to said auxiliaryframe to swing upwardly and outwardly, a second cushion mem"- ber mountedfor substantially vertica-l movement in said auxiliaryframe, means carried by the vertical height as was the upper side (also the i latter frame-for. supporting said secondcushion, said means comprising memberssupporting said cushion from below, means for raising and lowering said members in unison, said last-named means-comprising two pairs of toggle members adjacent each end of the cushion, a link cone necting one pair thereof with theother par. a I

the meantime, the'mattress portion 38 has been. "movedupwardly'bythe'togglehnks to theiposi-g l "tiongshown ln Fig.; .5, so that its upper sidekis at the samelevel as that oftheme'rnberriifl. Asthe member, hasibeen moved upwardly, so'.also;has the back cushion 60, due to the pivotal connection between these two members at .63; the back .memberGO merelyslidingupwardlyalong the 'rear; frame iii. In this .positionthe device will beused as'a child's bed or as a chaise longue.-- 'As the" member 30 is -in horizontal position, the (link 55 will again engage the upper end of the bar 10, so that the teeth 66 will lock aga'instthe member 21;

The member The back cushion 60 can then be swung upwardly leveri pivoted .to the frame and having oneiend Rconnectedto said link,,land.ia second'linlilhaying a ilostemotioniconnection with saidilever'and con,-

'2.. A.idavenport bed icons ructien "comprising main; frame liming rigidlynonnected end sections;.janauxi1iary vframe .slidaibly connected to saidrmain frame for retraction between said seoc- Ltions .orfjextension. therefrom, a unitary cushion member pivoted to-saidauxi-liary frameito swing 1O upwardly andeoutwardly, a second cushion. member. mounted for; substantially vertical movement in saidf-auxiliary;frame; meanscarried ,by the latter frame for supporting said'second cushion,

means connectingsaid first cushion to said supp'ortingmeans'for moving the latter upwardly when-said first cushion is swung pivotally, and locking means to lock said auxiliaryframe in ex-v tended position, saidllockijng means being con-g ion. 7

35A .davenport bed construction comprising a main frame having rigidly connected end sections; an auxiliary frame slidably connected to said main framefor retraction between saidsece trolled by the movement of said first-namedcush tions or extension therefrom, a unitary cushion member pivoted to said auxiliary frame to swing upwardly and outwardly, a second cushion member mounted for substantially vertical movement insaid auxiliary frame, meanscarried by the latter frame for supporting saidsecond cushion, means connecting said first cushion to said supporting 'means for moving the latter upwardly when said first'cushion is swung pivotally, and

' main frame. having rigidly connected end sec-- 40 tions; an auxiliary gframe l slidably connected to 5 I said mainframe for retraction between' said sec- Y tions or .extension'therefrom, a unitary cushipn member pivoted to said auxiliaryLframe-to swing upwardly and outwardly, a second cushion member mounted for substantially vertical movement in; said auxiliary frame, means carried by the lat ter 1-frame for supporting said second cushion,

means connecting said first cushion 'tosaid sup porting means for fmoving the latter upwardly,

whensaid firstcushion-is swung pivotally, and lockingmeans tolock said auxiliary frame inextendedposition, said lo'ckingmeans being spring pressed,towardinoperativeposition and said 0011- main frame having rigidlyconnected end sections, an auxiliary frame slidably connected to a said main frame. for retraction betweensaid sections orextension'therefrom, a unitary cushion member pivoted to said auxiliary frame to swing upwardly and outwardly, a second cushion mem- 25 her mounted for. substantially vertical movement in said auxiliary frame, means carried byythe latter frame for supporting said second cushion, means connecting said first cushion to said supporting means for moving the latter upwardly V whenosaid first lcushion is'. swung pivotally, and locking means to lock saidauxiliary frame in extended position, said-locking means being spring 7 pressed toward inoperative position and said con-- V necting 'meansjmovingsaid locking means to:oplocking means to lock said auxiliary frame in, 7 extended position, said -locking'means being conerative position whensaid first-named cushion is in a horizontal position either when disposed between theend frames orwhen swungoutwardly to an extendedposition.

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